Pole splicer and tree-limb supporter



Dec. 26, 1922.

W. l. W. ORR.

PoLE sPLicER AND TREE ums suPPoRTER.

FILED DEC. 18. 1920.

' applied to the end of :e/pole4 or other suitf able support may `be used in `sImportingi Patented Den.v 2d, 1922.

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Application lled December 18, 1920. i Serial Nolll.

and useful Improvements in Pole Splicers and '.lree-liimb Supporters, of which the :following is a speciiication.

,My invention relates to pole splicers, and .is particularly adapted to be used tor the splicing together oi? poles of short lengths Ato iforrn a rigid 'pole `a desired long length, whereby a number oit',` short length poles may be easily handled, and conveniently transported to their destination, and quie-lily and efficiently joined together `to iorm tent poles or tree limb supporters, or lor any other desired purpose. My splicer may also be very advantageously and economically used Yfor the joining together` ot short lengths ot' expensive timber used in building construction, or where itfis desired to cui; out the `knots and split parts of said timber and utilize the sound parts tl'lereoi to 'l'orni a long tiiuber. i i

il 'further and important object oi" my'.

invimtion is to provide a device which when tree limbs in position, and thereby prevent :ir V:idental ln'eakag'e oil the limbs from trees when they become heavily ladened with ripened iii-uit.

.l accomplish the above objects by means i oit the device described herein, and illusted in the accompanying drawings, in ,l I j iig. l is aside view ot my invention. Fig'. 2 is a longitudinal section through my device, showing its application to `form a linncture between a pair ot pole members.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section through the device and a pair of pole members, taken on the line S13-3 ot 2.

Fig. i is a view ot a tree showing my de-` vice in limbs. l

My splicingdeviee comprises a sleeve l0 preierably,formed of a single piece ot sheet iviositiou 'for supporting the tree metal and preferably rectangular in cross` section. Formed on one end ofthe sleeve il() is a plurality ot' prongs ll, `which are bent outwardly trom and extend approx* imately parallel with the walls oit said sleeve. v

4 of the drawings.

TheY prongs" ll are provided with vthe inwardly curved notchesflQ `on their opposed edges, adapted to receive a guy rope or tree supporting rope .(not shown).^ The prongs 11 are provided with strengthening ribs lil at their side edges, as clearly shown* in Fig. EZotthe drawings. The body portion of sleeve l0 is formed in the shape of a rectangle and the ends of themetal `forming said rectangle are arranged to overlap as at l5,` and aresecured together by means of a rivet 16. y 1

`ln utilizing my splicingdevice,it is prei'-, i

erab'le that the abutting ends: ott the poles or timbers 17 and 18,` be out at an incline asshown in Fig. 2, of the drawings, or" otherwise placed together, and that these endsbe oi such cross sectional area aste form a driving lit in the sockets of sleeve l0. `By this arrangement it will be obvious that an end of onejpole may be driven` into the sockets of sleeve l0 for a suitable distance, and then the endet the other pole driven .into the opposite end otfsaid sleeve until the two pole ends meet, thus forming a rigid and effective- 'juncturebetween the two poles, thereby providing a long pole.`

By arranging the prongs 1l so that they will .stand away troni the outer surfaces ot the` pole member, it'will be seen that a stay or guy rope may be readily inserted between. the surtacesfotf said poles and the inner taces ot said prongsand secured to said prongs in any desired mannen and4 utilized tor securing ra tree to said pole, or for any other purpose.`

ln Fig. a l have illustrated my device, in

...position to support the limbs of trees. Ot-

i placed alongside of thetree trunk. the upper end extending upward ly and terminating adpjacent the tree top, as clearly shown in Fig. Guy wires l) are attached to the prongs ll, formed on the upper end of the device, from thence they are vattachcd to` the various limbs of thetree that ilo "*vvrvisraiimrastherwires i9v support the 'upper the poley into the ground.

-need support and `.which might easilybeconie broken during the bearing period of 'the trees. As the guy Wires extend in diferent directions from the prongs, it will be seen that the prop Will'be readily supported'iii an upright vertical position, Without the necessity of embedding the lower end of In large trees where there are a greater number of limbs to be supported during the fruitbearing period, a number of my devices y may` be mounted on the pole intermediate, the ends', as illustrated in Fig. 4, the guy Wires.

2O supportingthelovver limbs inthe same ends oi' a pair ofpole members and provided with a plurality oi pronglmembers-on its end. l

pole splicer, comprising a sleeve adapted' to fit snugly around the abutted ends of a pair of poleV members and provided with a pluralityr of prongs on its end, said prongs being v,formed integral with said sleeve and arranged to stand away from the surface of said pole members;v

fi. A device of the class described, [comprisiiigg; an `operieiided sleeve member stamped from sheet metal7V the` side edges of said sleevel being secured together, one l of the ends of said' sleeve member having aplu ra'lity v"of cable attaching hooks formed thereon, said hooks being oifset, whereby the Isleeve may be mounted on apole at any point intermediate its ends. f In Witness that.` i claim the foregoing have hereunto subscribed my naine this 3rd day of December, 1920.

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